Cheeseburger Casserole

This turned out delicious, hearty, filling and super flavorful and it tasted even better with ketchup drizzled over the top. I love McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning (it makes all ground meats taste better) so I used that when browning the meat and omitted salt & pepper from later in the recipe to make up for it. I also accidentally cut it into 9 servings at first instead of 6, so the photo does not represent a full serving. This was also fantastic as leftovers and even after eating it for several meals in a row I was disappointed when I ran out of it!

While potatoes are baking, coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and bring to medium-high heat; add garlic, onion, green pepper and mushrooms. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 7 to 10 minutes and remove to a plate, cover to keep warm and set aside.

Add turkey to the skillet with the steak seasoning and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cooked vegetables and cumin to turkey and stir to combine. Pour mixture over potatoes in the baking dish.

In a small microwave safe bowl, combine cheese product, evaporated milk and crushed red pepper flakes; cover and microwave on high power until cheese melts, about 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon melted cheese over turkey and finish by sprinkling with tortilla chips.

Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing into 6 pieces.

Oh, that stinks about mushrooms! I’m sure you could just make it without them and it would probably taste good, but if you want to make it heartier and get some veggies in maybe you could replace it with spinach or even tomatoes? I’m trying to think of things that would still taste good with burger flavors. Let me know what you end up doing, if it’s good maybe I’ll try it that way next time!

I’m excited to try this! But my DBF is highly allergic to dairy. Sooo, no milk or cheese. Gonna try making it with almond milk & possibly tofu infused with some kind of flavor…new to making any tofu stuff though = scary! -Robyn

I made this about a year ago off the WW recipe site and it was a disaster looks wise and I had a horrible time cutting the potatoes. Any advice? It tasted great but it looked just awful and the potatoes were a mess. Help 🙂